Gladys Lounsbury Hobby

Gladys Lounsbury Hobby
Born(1910-11-19)19 November 1910
New York City, United States
Died4 July 1993(1993-07-04) (aged 82)
Pennsylvania, United States
Education
Scientific career
FieldsMicrobiology, Medicine

Gladys Lounsbury Hobby (November 19, 1910 – July 4, 1993), born in New York City, was an American microbiologist whose research played a key role in the development and understanding of antibiotics. Her work took penicillin from a laboratory experiment to a mass-produced drug during World War II.[1]

  1. ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (July 9, 1993). "Gladys Hobby, 82, Pioneer in Bringing Penicillin to Public". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 May 2016.